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Cambridgeshire County Council has for the first time instigated a preferred suppliers system for its annual 1.5m print spend.

Pre-Press Digital (PPD) is to become the first UK owner of Screens digital TruePress 344 DI, which debuted at Drupa earlier this year.

The Karran Group has been shut down with 46 redundancies after attempts to sell the business as a going concern failed.

Communisis Gateshead, the print group's loss-making labels division, is to close in mid-December with the loss of all 144 jobs.

Although M-real has reported third quarter improvements in paper demand, operating losses at the Finnish papermaker have increased.

Erstwhile print entrepreneur Nicholas Humes has pleaded guilty to charges of acting as a company director while an undischarged bankrupt, and will be sentenced later this year.

Vodafone is to implement a new print buying system next year, developed by consultancy firm The Print Specialists.

Ink prices are set to jump by 5-15% in 2005 due to huge hikes in raw materials costs, industry sources said.

Consumers commitment to buying environmentally friendly print will be tested next year in a scheme planned by Arctic Paper to produce a novel on both certified and plain paper grades.

Abbeys merger with Santander Central Hispano has benefited printers and mailing houses to the tune of 9m with a further 9m to follow.

Heidelberg has stamped on a Yorkshire couple who sold pirated copies of its software on eBay.

Print Design & Graphics is moving back into its rebuilt factory, which was destroyed by fire in May, and aims to rack up over 20% on its turnover.

Martins Printing Group has parted company with Mike Andrew, the managing director of its Unwin Brothers plant in Woking.

Cestrian has made litho production manager Gary Ashworth redundant, but remains committed to its move to litho.

Floorspace sales for Ipex 2006 are well ahead of schedule with the show already 70% sold.